City Manager Greg Sundstrom will try to reassure elected leaders that he has Grand Rapids finances pointed in the right direction. Follow the comments below as City Commission holds a retreat noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4. MLive.com File

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – City Manager Greg Sundstrom and his fellow administrators have said Grand Rapids’ fiscal transformation is on track to produce the cost-cutting, yet service-sustaining results they have promised. But city commissioners “want to see the facts, not just hear me tell ‘em everything’s going to be OK,” he said.

So, for five hours, the City Commission will go over the numbers during a winter retreat in the meeting room on the ninth floor of Grand Rapids City Hall, 300 Monroe Ave. NW. I’ll be there from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, to post live updates in the comment stream below, so you can virtually join me at the meeting in real time or relive the meeting at your leisure.

"I’ve had a sneak peek at the reports and I think generally it’s all very good news," Sundstrom said. "The city is progressing. We are making change in our organization that is positively affecting the bottom line. We are reducing our cost and we are actually improving our services.”

Here’s the retreat's agenda:

Noon to 12:05 p.m. Sundstrom’s introduction

12:05 to 12:30 p.m. Update on the city’s sustainability plan

12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Update on city finances

1:45 to 4:30 p.m. Status of the city’s Transformation Investment Plan, including projects in the works